一、详细释义：


v.

恐吓，威胁；胁迫 [T]


例句：

I never intimidate ordinary folks. I only intimidate those venal officials.

我从来不吓唬老百姓，只吓唬那些贪官污吏。


例句：

He often strikes a pose in order to intimidate people.

他常装腔作势借以吓人。


二、词义辨析：


alarm,frighten,startle,terrify,scare,intimidate

这些动词均有“惊吓、惊恐”之意。 alarm着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。 frighten普通用词，使用广泛，指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。 startle强调突然使人惊骇或震惊。 terrify语气最强，指惊骇得六神无主，魂飞魄散。 scare指非正式文体中可与frighten换用，但语气较重，侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉。 intimidate特指恐吓某人，迫使其做某事。


三、参考例句：


Nobody was going to intimidate them.

没有人能胁迫他们。


I never intimidate ordinary folks. I only intimidate those venal officials.

我从来不吓唬老百姓，只吓唬那些贪官污吏。


He often strikes a pose in order to intimidate people.

他常装腔作势借以吓人。


The aggressive Mr. Jager tended to intimidate employees.

行事激进的耶格先生倾向于威逼员工。


The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager.

那帮歹徒企图恐吓银行经理。


The Senate and House hearing rooms are designed to intimidate the witness.

参议院和众议院举行听证会的房间在设计上是有意吓唬证人的。


Attempts to intimidate people into voting for the governing party did not work.

胁迫人们为执政党投票的企图没有成功。


You think you can intimidate people into being loyal to you?

你以为你可以利用威胁让人们对你忠心吗?


They tried to intimidate the young people into voting for them.

他们试图用恐吓的方式让那些年轻人为他们投票。


Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.

别拿大帽子压人。